I used to have an Ernie Clements, and due to my own foolishness, somebody else threw it into a skip, not realising it was mine. I've had my eyes open for one ever since, and what do you know yesterday, one came up on ebay, just like the one I had, and in my size:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEDW%3AIT&rd=1

At the time it was on at just £10, with only a few hours to go. The trouble was, it was at the other end of the country, on local pickup only. I messaged the guy, suggesting I would mail him a bike box and all the lackaging, plus instructions, but got no reply. So, in the end, I was only prepared to bid up to about £30, because there was the potential that I'd have to drive a round trip of 500 miles to collect! The bike sold for £51. I would've paid twice that, if it had been nearby.....

Look at it - it's gorgeous. A new coat of paint and decals, a honey brooks, brooks bar tape and proper brake levers with hoods would have been in store.